Faroese

Noun

ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir)

1. dynasty, lineage
2. generation
3. (biology) family (familja)
4. language family

Declension

Derived terms

• yvirætt
• undirætt
• plantuætt
• grasætt
• notuætt
• rósuætt
• sóljuætt

Related terms

• slag (species)
• slekt (genus)
• hópur (order)
• flokkur (class)
• fylki (phylum)
• ríki (kingdom)

Noun

ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir)

1. direction, point of the compass
2. wind direction

Declension

Derived terms

• vindætt
• høgætt
• lágætt

Related terms

• lot
• kastivindur
• útnyrðingur
• landnyrðingur
• útsynningur
• landsynningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aiht/

  Rhymes: -aiht

Noun

ætt f ‎(genitive singular ættar, nominative plural ættir)

1. family (referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc.)
2. (biology, taxonomy) family

Declension